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Jul 2, 2014

Slavin: Iraqi Kurdish Officials Describe ‘Different Country’ After Mosul

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on statements made by Iraqi Kurdish officials in the aftermath of the fall of the city of Mosul to Sunni extremist militants: 

Iraq

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Jul 1, 2014

Mardini on the Opening Session of New Iraqi Parliament

By Ramzy Mardini

The Wall Street Journal quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on the Iraqi parliament’s failure to reach a decision on whether Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will remain in office:

Iraq

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Jul 1, 2014

LeBaron on Gulf Influence in Egypt

By Richard LeBaron

The Wall Street Journal quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on how the Gulf countries are expected to exert greater influence in Egypt under President Sisi:

International Organizations North Africa

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Jul 1, 2014

Chris Brummer speaks at Thomson Reuters Compliance & Risk Summit

On June 18, 2014, Chris Brummer, the C. Boyden Gray Fellow on Global Growth and Finance at the Atlantic Council, Erin Murphy, Global Chief Operating Officer of Compliance at BlackRock, and Jens Harpoth, UBS Head of Change Management and Compliance in the Americas, spoke at the Thomson Reuters Compliance & Risk Summit. During the panel, […]

In the News

Jul 1, 2014

Pavel and Kroenig: The Proliferation Challenge to a Nuclear Deal with Iran

By Barry Pavel, Matthew Kroenig

VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel and Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig cowrite for the National Interest on what steps the P5+1 countries should take in order to achieve a comprehensive agreement with Iran while preventing significant proliferation risks attendant in such an agreement:

Iran

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Jul 1, 2014

Saab: ISIS Has a Choice to Make

By Bilal Y. Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab writes for the National Interest on the choices facing the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: 

Iraq

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Jul 1, 2014

Mardini on a New Iraqi Government

By Ramzy Mardini

The Financial Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on the meeting held by Iraqi lawmakers to discuss the formation of a new government:

Iraq

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Jul 1, 2014

Pham on Boko Haram’s Support Model

By J. Peter Pham

Reuters quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how Boko Haram is able to continue supporting itself despite US efforts to choke off its funding sources:

Nigeria

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Jun 30, 2014

Itani on How the Iraqi Conflict Affects the Country’s Kurds

By Faysal Itani

Anadolu Agency quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the possibility of a Kurdish state independent of Iraq, given recent action by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant:

Iraq

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Jun 30, 2014

Itani on Effects of ISIS on Lebanon

By Faysal Itani

Al Jazeera America quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the attitude of Sunnis in Lebanon:

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